ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018
Uniport versus multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the perioperative treatment of patients with T1-3N0M0 non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The perioperative outcomes of uniport versus two-port and three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical resection for NSCLC: a meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2020Pooled it
- The Impact of the Number of Ports on Perioperative Outcomes Following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of chest surgery · 2026Review
- Postoperative drainage with double 8F ultrafine chest tubes improves pain control and reduces specific complications in uniportal thoracoscopic lung tumor resection: a retrospective multicenter cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Indication-first implementation of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery segmentectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of visualized surgery · 2026Article
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- Video-Assisted vs. Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques and Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Mini-Invasive Thoracic Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Which Is the Surgeon's Best Approach for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery?Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Long-term outcome of uniport vs. multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Innovative Techniques in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Lu's Approach.Lung Cancer (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Lu's approach for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.PloS one · 2024Article
- The impact of novel instrumentation in promoting uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Perioperative and oncological outcomes of uniportal versus three-port thoracoscopic segmentectomy for lung cancer: a propensity score matching analysis.Translational lung cancer research · 2023Article
- Design and Functionality of a Multilumen Thoracic Access Port for Pericardial Access Under Direct Visualization.Journal of medical devices · 2022Article
- Uniportal thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy provides good perioperative results and early postoperative recovery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Safety and feasibility of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic uncommon segmentectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Uniportal versus three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective study.Thoracic cancer · 2021Article
- UniportJournal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Role of GdOncology letters · 2020Article
- Devising the guidelines: the concept of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery-incisions and anesthetic management.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundUniport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has emerged as a less invasive approach for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, whether uniport VATS has more potential advantages over multiport VATS remains controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to compare the perioperative efficacy of uniport and multiport VATS for T1-3N0M0 NSCLC.
methodsAn electronic and manual search of literature published before 1st October 2017 was conducted using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Wiley Online library. The effective values of dichotomous variables or continuous variables were estimated by odds ratios (OR) or by standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) respectively.
resultsEleven relevant observational studies were included for meta-analysis. Results demonstrated that patients in the uniport group had a significant reduction in the duration of postoperative drainage (uniport: 4.39±2.48
conclusionsUniport VATS might have represent a preferable option for the treatment of T1-3N0M0 NSCLC, due to its superior perioperative efficacy.
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